Patient Access Representative - Santa Monica

Work Location: Santa Monica, CA, USA Onsite or Remote Fully On-Site Work Schedule Varied Shift, with Rotating weekends and Holidays Posted Date 08/11/2026 Salary Range : $30.13 - 39.75 Hourly Employment Type Duration Indefinite Job # 32381 Primary Duties and Responsibilities As the Patient Access Representative, you will be responsible for: Pre-registers, pre-admits, and admits patients by telephone and/or in person Collection of accurate demographic information, review and interpretation of insurance benefits Obtaining prior authorizations, cash collections, interaction with public assistance programs (i.e. Medi-Cal, CCS) Implementation of Medicare requirements, interaction with physicians/office personnel as well as other hospital personnel (i.e., SDA, OPSU, nursing units) Referral of appropriate cases to other internal and external sources to assist patients with discharge/post-hospital care Interacting with hospital departments such as Utilization Review and Patient Business Services to ensure correct and timely reimbursement Salary Range: $30.13/hour - $39.75/hour Job Qualifications We’re seeking an exceptional, self-directed professional with: Knowledge of State and Federal programs to ensure reimbursement from Medicare, Medi-Cal, CCS programs, out-of-state Medicaid, or other sponsoring agencies Knowledge in the functional operations of third party payers and utilization review agencies to expeditiously coordinate follow-up Working knowledge of third party payer verification terminology Working knowledge of medical terminology to sufficiently identify various procedures to obtain optimum benefit information and Ability to accurately and completely process payments and cash receipts Ability to write concise, grammatically correct reports and correspondence Ability to type 55 words per minute (WPM) Proficient in basic math Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel, Word, and Outlook Note: May be subject to test on qualifying skills As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer. Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review. #J-18808-Ljbffr UCLA Health